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Cloud Clues
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Welcome to the Front
Under Pressure
Current Currents
100
Pillowy clouds in the sky on a sunny day
What is a cumulus cloud?
100
This is the tool used to measure average precipitation.
What is a rain gage?
100
This is the edge of an air mass.
What is a front?
100
This and wind are the two driving factors of ocean currents.
What is salt content?
200
These clouds bring about thunderstorms.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
200
This tool can tell you the wind is blowing from the southeast.
What is a wind vain?
200
The space between two cold air masses that aren't moving.
What is a stationary front?
200
On a rainy day this is the type of air pressure.
What is low pressure?
200
This oceanic current causes mild weather along the east coast and Europe.
What is the Gulf Stream?
300
Wispy clouds with the highest elevation.
What is a cirrus cloud?
300
This is the tool that can tell you the speed of the wind.
What is an anemometer?
300
A front caused by the collision of a cold air mass and a warm air mass when the cold air mass replaces it.
What is a cold front?
300
The Amazon Rainforest experiences this type of pressure system most days out of the year.
What is low pressure?
300
This fast narrow current of air pushes and pulls weather patterns in the United States.
What is the Jet Stream?
400
Clouds shaped like a pancake that bring on slow steady rain.
What is an altostratus cloud?
400
On this tool you can see the pressure of the atmosphere in mmHg.
What is a barometer?
400
A front occurring at the collision of a warm mass and a cold mass where the warm air mass pushes over and replaces the cold mass.
What is a warm front?
400
Most deserts on earth are located at 30 degrees latitude as a result of global air pressure being this.
What is high?
400
This is the scientific name for oceanic currents referring to the salt and heat contents of it.
What is thermohalo currents?
500
The type of cloud that has the lowest elevation and may be burned away by the morning sun.
What is a stratus cloud?
500
On this tool you can see the amount of water vapor in the air.
What is a hygrometer?
500
A front occurring by two cold air masses squeezing a warm air mass up and out of the way.
What is an occluded front?
500
Because of global wind patterns 60 degrees latitude has an average air pressure of this.
What is low?
500
An oceanic current event where warm water currents run out of steam and spread out causing extreme storms and droughts.
What is an El Niño?